VENEZUELA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,991	6	7,490	+ 24,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,882	7	7,188	+ 8,693
Malaria	3	11,616	42	402	+ 11,214
Low Birth Weight	4	7,950	12	3,088	+ 4,862
Birth Trauma	5	7,671	24	1,087	+ 6,584
Stroke	6	7,606	3	12,133	- 4,527
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,289	1	26,905	- 19,617
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,412	5	11,127	- 4,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,070	22	1,359	+ 4,711
Tuberculosis	10	5,583	31	748	+ 4,836
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,206	4	11,176	- 5,971
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,338	14	2,846	+ 1,492
Liver Disease	13	3,468	16	2,340	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	14	3,452	8	5,932	- 2,479
Measles	15	3,150	79	0	+ 3,150
Hypertension	16	2,873	9	5,195	- 2,322
Maternal Conditions	17	2,413	39	422	+ 1,991
Syphilis	18	2,329	67	15	+ 2,314
Meningitis	19	2,211	49	251	+ 1,960
Lung Disease	20	2,096	10	5,150	- 3,053
Pertussis	21	1,897	64	26	+ 1,872
Suicide	22	1,864	34	585	+ 1,279
Other Injuries	23	1,829	21	1,693	+ 136
Breast Cancer	24	1,467	15	2,563	- 1,096
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,272	30	760	+ 512
Asthma	26	1,135	46	311	+ 823
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,098	33	599	+ 499
Cervical Cancer	28	976	20	1,986	- 1,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	965	35	572	+ 393
Drug Use	30	875	50	225	+ 650
Malnutrition	31	837	32	629	+ 208
Falls	32	795	28	865	- 71
Violence	33	778	2	18,132	- 17,354
Liver Cancer	34	749	26	1,029	- 281
Prostate Cancer	35	745	13	2,848	- 2,103
Drownings	36	687	43	388	+ 299
Oral Cancer	37	600	38	544	+ 56
Epilepsy	38	562	41	411	+ 151
Fires	39	525	54	144	+ 380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	498	19	2,037	- 1,540
Lung Cancers	41	465	11	3,900	- 3,435
Tetanus	42	405	68	8	+ 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	381	40	418	- 37
Poisonings	44	366	58	68	+ 299
Lymphomas	45	337	23	1,248	- 911
Parkinson's Disease	46	306	48	252	+ 55
Trypanosomiasis	47	287	83	0	+ 287
Skin Cancers	48	281	37	553	- 272
Stomach Cancer	49	271	17	2,175	- 1,904
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	247	57	80	+ 167
Skin Disease	51	226	66	18	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	52	223	36	563	- 340
Alcohol	53	207	62	34	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	54	206	44	370	- 164
Pancreas Cancer	55	198	25	1,082	- 884
Bladder Cancer	56	148	45	365	- 217
Encephalitis	57	135	61	37	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	58	134	47	309	- 175
Appendicitis	59	97	56	98	- 1
Schistosomiasis	60	74	76	1	+ 74
Leukemia	61	65	27	1,007	- 942
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	64	52	180	- 116
Other Neoplasms	63	54	18	2,167	- 2,113
Diphtheria	64	54	78	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	65	53	63	30	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	29	74	1	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	60	51	- 26
Chlamydia	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	21	- 16
Ascariasis	70	5	70	5	- 0
War	71	3	51	185	- 182
Otitis Media	72	3	75	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	151	- 151
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Equ. Guinea

Venezuela

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.